Why are store bought whole pickled beets so much smaller than the beets you'd buy or harvest fresh? Are they picking them when small? Whittling big ones down to one-bite size?
It's a weird question but my internet searching just keeps bringing up the same pickled beets recipe on 45 sites. I don't want a recipe, I want answers to life's burning questions!
Just a guess here, but perhaps they use the beets that are too small/unappealing/strange for pickling. The leftover runts that otherwise would be scraps, as it were. Similar to how baby carrots are made from small or broken carrots.
Good point!